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Susan Bingaman

Growing up, Susan Bingaman might have been deemed the pickiest eater this side of anywhere, but the pages of her grandmotherโ€™s copies of Gourmet and Bon Appetit changed all that. There was more to life than American cheese sandwiches with only yellow mustard on white bread, after all. She went on to become a Food Scientist fulfilling a dream of working in a test kitchen. Since then, Susanโ€™s been a Leiteโ€™s Culinaria tester since June 2004 and was part of the team of testers for David’s cookbook, The New Portuguese Table.

She works for a major midwestern grocery store chain figuring nutrition facts for prepared foods. She lives in central Iowa with her husband and son where she hopes to break the chain of picky eating. Thereโ€™s always a batch of Banana Bread Muffins in the freezer and, sheโ€™s quick to slather Cream Cheese Frosting on most everything, except when they are having Bucatini allโ€™Amatricianaย for dinner.

Susan Bingaman
Casserole dish of cubes of homemade cornbread sausage dressing, with pork sausage, onion, celery, and spices.

Homemade Cornbread Sausage Dressing

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A man holding a glass of Prosecco and a plate with three gougeres.

Prosciutto-Cheese Gougรจres

45 mins

A white bowl filled with spaghetti topped with bread crumbs and a chunk of pecorino beside the bowl.

Spaghetti with Bread Crumbs

20 mins

An old-fashioned zucchini cake on a silver plate with lemon glaze being drizzled over it.

Old-Fashioned Zucchini Cake

1 hr 40 mins

Two glasses of lime soda and one glass of angostura orange.

Lime Soda

5 mins

A slice of coconut lime macadamia cake on a yellow plate with a fork resting beside it

Coconut Lime Macadamia Cake

1 hr 10 mins

A fried mortadella sandwich cut in half on a piece of parchment paper.

Fried Mortadella Sandwich

15 mins

Homemade hummus sprinkled with paprika and drizzled with oil swirled on a grey plate.

Homemade Hummus

1 hr

A grilled cheese sandwich cut into cubes of grilled cheese croutons.

Ina Garten’s Grilled Cheese Croutons

10 mins

A glass casserole dish filled with golden brown easy scalloped potatoes

Easy Scalloped Potatoes

1 hr 55 mins

A white serving platter filled with Portuguese rice pudding and topped with toasted pistachios and cinnamon.

Portuguese Rice Pudding ~ Arroz Doce

1 hr

Skillet mac and cheese in a grey bowl with a spoon, garnished with extra shredded cheese.

Skillet Mac and Cheese

35 mins

White plate of sliced pork tenderloin with paprika drizzled with a garlic butter sauce

Roast Pork Tenderloin with Paprika

50 mins

Cinnamon toast bars on a baking sheet with two slices on the side.

Cinnamon Toast Bars

45 mins

A parchment-lined square pan of buttermilk cornbread cut into squares, with one square missing.

Buttermilk Cornbread

1 hr 30 mins

Two heads of roasted garlic--one in foil, one unwrapped--drizzled with oil on a cutting board.

Roasted Garlic

1 hr 5 mins

Four bottles of infused water prepared using the instructions on how to infuse water.

How to Infuse Water

8 hrs 5 mins

Big glass bowl of layers of vanilla wafer banana pudding topped with sliced bananas, Nilla wafers, and whipped cream

Vanilla Wafer Banana Pudding

30 mins

Blue tray filled with cacio e pepe potato chips--chips topped with cheese, black pepper, and parsley.

Cacio e Pepe Potato Chips

15 mins

Bowl of rigatoni with artichokes, garlic, and olives, with lemon zest on a textured table

Rigatoni with Artichokes, Garlic, and Olives

30 mins

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